Music-stand attachment



H. 0. STRALBY.

MUSIC STAND ATTAGHME NT.

Pat'nted Nov. 29, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFF CE. i

HENRY G. S'IRALEY, OF GRANITE, MONTANA.

M USlC-STAN D ATTACH M ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 487,165, dated November 29, 1892. Application filed February 26, 1892. Serial No. 422,847- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY O. STRALEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Granite, in the county of Deer Lodge and State of Montana,have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Music-Stand Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Myinvention has relation to improvements in music-stand attachments; and it consists of an attachment adapted to be readily connected to the upright bar of a music-stand and to securely hold clarionets or similar musical instruments.

The novelty of my invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved attachment in position upon a musicstand, one clarionet being illustrated as held by my attachment. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my improved attachment removed. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the clamp, through the medium of which the attachment is fastened to a music-stand. Fig. 4 is a similar view of a modified form of clamp; and Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of a portion of the attachment, better illustrating one of the spring-loops for embracing and holding the clarionets.

In the said drawings similar letters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, referring to which A indicates the horizontal body of my improved attachment, which may be formed from any suitable material, and is preferably plated with nickel or other metal calculated to enhance its beauty.

The body A, as better illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, is provided adjacent to one of its ends with a semicircular sleeve-section B, and extending laterally from the side of the said body at one side of the sleeve-section 13 are cars a, to which is pivotally connected one end of the swinging sleeve-section O, which is curved, as shown, and is designed in practice to serve in conjunction with the sleeve-section B of the body to hold my improved attachment in position upon the stand.

Pivotally connected to the body A, on the opposite side of the section B to the cars a, is a bail D, which is provided in its transverse portion with-a threaded bore to receive a binding-screw E, which is designed and adapted to bear upon the free end of the sleeve-section O, to bind the same upon the stand and fix the attachment in position thereon.

Adjacent to its free end the body A is curved to form an approximate semicircle F, in which is secured one of the spring-loops G, the free ends of which extend laterally from the body and are designed and adapted to embrace a clarionet to hold the same, as illus trated in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

Formed integral with the body A at the end thereof, carrying the cars a, is a downwardly-extending branch H, which merges at its lower end into an approximate semicircle I, to which is secured a spring-loop G, similar in construction to the one before described. Formed integral with one end of the semicircle I and extending downwardly therefrom is a branch J, which is of a greater length than the branch H and carries at its lower end a semicircle K, to which is secured a springloop G of a similar form to those before described.

By the provision of the downwardly-extending branches H and J it will be readily perceived that my attachment is capable of holding clarionets and similar instruments of various lengths, the instruments being placed in an upright position upon the floor or other support and between the free ends of the loops G, which rest in various horizontal planes, as illustrated.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings I have illustrated a modified construction of clamp for fixing my attachment upon the music-stand. In this modified construction instead of having the set-screw take through the pivoted bail I have provided a threaded aperture in the swinging sleeve-section O for the passage of said screw, which serves to bind upon the upright of the stand, while the pivoted bail D serves to hold the section 0 to the body A.

In the practice of my invention I prefer to cover or pad the spring-loops G with some suitable material, as leather, to prevent them from scratching the instrument.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. As a new article of manufacture, the music-standattachmentdescribed,comprising the body, the down Wardly-extending branch H, the horizontally-disposed curvilinear seat I at the lower end of the said braneh,the springloop connected to and resting in the curvilinear seat I, the downwardly-extending branch J, the curvilinear seat K at the lower end of the said branch, the spring-loop connected to and resting in the curvilinear seat K, and a suitable means for fixing the body upon the music-stand,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, the

music-stand attachment described, comprising the body having the semicircular sleeve-section, the curved swinging section pivotally connected to the body, the bail pivotally connected to the body and adapted to engage and hold the swinging sleeve-section to the body,

the binding-screw for fixing the body on a 

